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Anderson Bridge

Lyon County, Iowa
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Oblique view

Photo taken March 1998 by Jason Smith

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Rock River on 250th Street north of Doon
Location
Doon, Lyon County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1900
Design
Riveted, 7-panel Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 122.0 ft.
Total length: 191.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.28784, -96.24223   (decimal degrees)
43°17'16" N, 96°14'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
14/723734/4796473 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Doon
Inventory numbers
IA 228840 (Iowa bridge number)
BH 13918 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (246)
Built 1900 (698)
Built during 1900s (4,243)
Doon, Iowa (1)
Iowa (3,491)
Lyon County, Iowa (39)
M-frame portal (30)
Open (28,297)
 Pratt through truss (3,162)
Pratt truss (5,654)
Riveted (1,011)
Rock River (Minnesota-Iowa) (21)
Span length 100-125 feet (3,298)
Through truss (9,200)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,788)
Truss (23,559)

Update Log 

  • October 11, 2012: Updated by Jason Smith: Added categories "Rock River", "Doon, Iowa", "M-frame portal"
  • October 6, 2009: New photos from Jason Smith
  • October 5, 2009: New photos from Jason Smith
  • April 30, 2008: Updated by Max Johnson
  • September 26, 2005: Posted photos from Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net

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